We’ve got summer fencing camps for everyone — from beginners to advanced, including 7 weeks of day camps in our Brooklyn club, our new sleep-away camp at Perk School in Pennsylvania, and an international camp in Almeria, Spain. Click below for details and to register. Some camps are filling fast – don’t delay!
NYFA’s most popular and delicious Senior Epee Open is Sunday, March 29! We’re happy to team up with MacarOn Café for our 3rd annual competition complete with excellent epee fencing and marvelous macarons for all. Winners will receive medals and a special gift basket of the best macarons in NYC! This is a USFA sanctioned event. Ages 13+.
$35 for fencers pre-registered through AskFRED; $50 walk-ins at the door.
Congratulations to our high school seniors who will be entering college this fall!
Romain Cannone will attend Sacred Heart University and fence for their Div I team. Romain started training at age 12 with Coach Misha Mokretsov. In the last two years, Romain fenced for the French cadet and junior national teams and ranked number 1 in France in juniors and number 3 in the world in cadets. He won gold medals in the 2015 European Junior Team Championship, the 2014 Bratislava European Cadet Cup, and the 2014 Virginia Junior North American Cup. He has been selected to the 2015 French junior world team. Romain is a senior at John Jay High School in Westchester.
Skyler Chin will attend Yale University and fence for their Div I team. Skyler also began training at age 12 with Coach Misha Mokretsov. In his second season, he reached number 2 in US rankings and earned an A rating. Medals include fifth in the 2014 Junior North American Cup at Summer Nationals, silver in the 2011 Div II National Championships, and bronze in the Y14 National Championships. Skyler is a top scholar-athlete at Great Neck South on Long Island where he was a 6-time varsity letter winner, Nassau County Champion, and team captain in his junior year.
Coach Misha Mokretsov with college-bound fencers, Romain Cannone (left) who will attend Sacred Heart, and Skyler Chin (right) who will attend Yale – Class of 2019
Romain and Skyler have always been part of NYFA and it’s hard to imagine our club without them. They are among my first generation of athletes who are successful fencers and who always remained loyal and believed in our club when it was very young, with no established results or students. They are leaders by nature and they’ve demonstrated to our younger fencers that perseverance and consistency in training pay off. They may have different personal goals, but both have achieved greater accomplishments than merely being the best in the club. Now they are among the best young fencers in the US that have earned their spots in top colleges.
I’m very proud of Skyler Chin, who, despite the limitations on his training due to injuries and the long distance from our club, managed to earn several national medals including a Junior finalist medal in the largest Summer Nationals NAC, and he got recruited to one of the best colleges in the world – Yale University! We wish him successful and fun college years as he continues to work hard in pursuit of his future goals, which may include NCAA titles.
Romain Cannone, despite his young age, is already a European Champion and on the road to getting his World title. He has a very challenging schedule due to such high fencing goals he’s established for himself, constantly traveling with very little time for other fun. I remember what it was like on my National team and those years were the most interesting and fun years in my life – seeing different countries and cultures, making friends all over the world and the happiness of victories are precious memories that will stay with me all my life and will inspire me for coaching for many years ahead. I’m sure Romain will agree that those years were worth every effort! Romain is going to Sacred Heart University which is not too far from our club and will allow him to continue to pursue his fencing goals while getting his degree. I believe you will hear more about his fencing achievements in the next couple of years as he still has two more years in juniors.
I wish both our star fencers good luck and fun in college, and NYFA will always remain their second home!
— Misha
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Here is a list of NYFA fencers and the colleges they are attending.
Our Spring Day Camp is held at NYFA and is ideal for beginner and intermediate fencers. Camp includes 5 days of group instruction, conditioning, footwork, blade work and bouting. Ages 9+, all levels.
Our 10-day Summer Sleep-away Epee Camp at Perk is ideal for fencers ages 10 to 18 with at least 1 year of experience.
The Perkiomen School is located 100 miles from NYC in the Greater Philadelphia area, near Lehigh Valley. This beautiful 175 acre campus features 2 gymnasiums, a 6-lane swimming pool, athletic fields, and a student activities center. The dormitories have semi-private suites with air conditioned rooms.
We will focus on intermediate and advanced competition training led by world-class, high-performance coaches including NYFA’s Misha Mokretsov and Slava Zingerman, Medeo’s Yakov Danilenko, and Vivo’s Arpad Horvath ….more info
Great news: Registration is now open for New York Fencing Academy’s
Summer Sleep-away Epee Fencing Camp!
Dates: August 16 – 25, 2015
Location: PERK: The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Ideal For: 10-18 year old fencers with at least 1 year of experience
We highly recommend that you register now to reserve your spot and maximize your savings — see our links below for available discounts.
Space is limited.
Coaches will include NYFA’s Misha Mokretsov and Slava Zingerman, Medeo’s Yakov Danilenko, and Vivo’s Arpad Horvath. More will be announced. Fencers from these and any clubs are welcome to join us for what will certainly be a great new epee camp with top quality fencing and training, as well as opportunities for new friendships and fun!
Our 10-day Summer Sleep-away Epee Camp at Perk is ideal for fencers ages 10 to 18 with at least 1 year of experience.
